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Overview

The new Cat 6015B Hydraulic Shovel meets your need to move more material at a lower cost, so you can achieve production targets, deliver on your commitments, meet deadlines – and maximize your profitability. Load more, make more.

Electrical System

Emergency stop in cabin, engine module, pump room and on service station accessible from ground levelEmergency stop in cabin, engine module, pump room and on service station accessible from ground level

Swing System

Hydraulic braking of swing motion when control is returned to neutral position or by counteracting control for stronger brakingHydraulic braking of swing motion when control is returned to neutral position or by counteracting control for stronger braking

Powerful Engine

The Most Powerful Engine in Its Class, Translating to Faster Cycle Times, and Greater Productivity

Offering 606 kW (813 hp) of rated power via its single C27 ACERT engine, the 6015B is capable of providing class-leading cycle times and unmatched productivity.

Reliable Cat C27 ACERT Engine

The Cat C27 engine with ACERT Technology delivers power and reliability, ensuring top performance, high productivity, and exceptional service life. Its durability has been proven in heavy construction, quarry/aggregate, and mining applications alike; the versatility required of a 100 tonne (110 ton) hydraulic shovel.

ACERT Technology

The development of ACERT Technology began with the search for a better way to reduce diesel engine emissions, and culminated in a revolutionary engine design breakthrough that burns fuel more precisely than ever before. Lower combustion temperatures reduce emissions and prolong the life of lighter, more power-dense engine platforms. It also varies the injection timing based on factors like engine load and speed for optimum performance under a wide range of operating conditions, including mining.

Worldwide Cat Engine Support

Our engines are only as good as the service and support that stand behind them. Highly trained and experienced service technicians at your local Cat dealership are ready with whatever you need, wherever and whenever you need it. They know the Cat C27 ACERT engine inside and out, so they can promptly diagnose issues and keep your 6015B running at peak performance.

Optimized Truck Match

Standard equipped with a large, 8.1 m3 (10.6 yd3) bucket, the 6015B is designed to optimally pass popular Cat 773, 775, and 777 trucks, at 4, 5, and 7 passes, respectively. This is a one pass advantage over leading standard equipped shovels in its class. When consistently achieved, the result is more material moved, and greater profit.

Versatility to Load Trucks Most Commonly Found in Heavy Construction, Quarry/Aggregate, and Mining Applications

With its ability to pair with trucks most commonly found in heavy construction, quarry/aggregate, and small to mid-size mining applications across the globe, 6015B demonstrates the versatility required of a 100 tonne (110 ton) shovel to be an appropriate and productive fit for any of these environments.

Productivity Enhancing Cat Buckets and G.E.T.

Cat Buckets Increase Productivity

Cat buckets are designed to match your Cat 6015B mining shovel, providing optimum payload and machine efficiency while protecting your investment. Bucket wear surfaces are armored with replaceable wear materials to extend the life of your bucket. Cat buckets are easy to rebuild, with all parts available through your Cat dealer. Trust Cat to give you long service life without adding excessive weight.

Key Features

Sized to match the 6015B hydraulic shovel and your application.

Protected with high abrasion materials matched to the wear characteristics of your application.

Rebuildable, with all wear components (shown below in red) available as service parts.

General Duty Buckets

General Duty buckets are sized for low density materials, providing maximum payload in general duty applications such as top soil.

Heavy Duty Buckets

Heavy Duty buckets are suited for less dense rock and soils. The Heavy Duty wear package includes lip shrouds to fully guard the bucket lip and has hardened wear bars in the highest wear areas.

Extreme Duty Buckets

Extreme Duty buckets are the most heavily guarded for use in dense rock and aggressive digging conditions. It features lip shrouds as well as hardened wear material across the entire bucket surface.

Coal Bucket

The Coal bucket for the 6015B uses the General Duty wear package with guarding in the most critical areas and it's sized to match the density of coal to provide optimum productivity.

Ground Engaging Tool (G.E.T.) Quality and Performance Made Easy

Increase your operational efficiency and productivity with C70 hammerless Cat G.E.T. designed specifically for the 6015B hydraulic mining shovel. By designing our own G.E.T. in-house, we are able to take a production focus, rather than a component focus, to optimize performance across the entire machine. And like all Cat G.E.T., it is fully supported by your local Cat dealer.

Increased uptime: Simple 180 degree turn to lock and unlock.

Safe installation and removal: No pins to drive out; retainer is built into the tip.

Fast and easy change-outs: No special tools are required to service the hammerless system.

Simple installation: No assembly required.

Proven Cat Cab Design

Proven and Reliable Design, Even in the Toughest of Applications

A modified version of the Cat HEX cab, the 6015B cab has literally logged hundreds of thousands of hours digging in tough applications across the globe. You can rest assured that it will meet the demands of your application, as well as the comfort and safety requirements of your operators.

Robust Structures

Large and Robust Structures Designed and Fabricated to Withstand Your Toughest Digging Conditions

To extend service life and ensure that your 6015B keeps producing, our structures are designed for durability and dependability. Extended performance in the harsh digging conditions you face daily is accomplished through selection of high-strength steels and rugged castings, joined and thermally stress-relieved to create a reliable external shell.

The 6015B boom and stick utilize high-strength steel and rugged castings, that are joined and thermally stress relieved, for optimum structural life and resistance to impact and wear in difficult digging conditions.

Exceptional structural strength and durability is afforded by mounting the swing bearing directly to the 6015B carbody, eliminating collar welds.

Protecting against surface wear, while preserving structural toughness in the main bearing body, 6015B swing bearing rings are made of specially heat-treated steel, and raceways are induction hardened.

Fully Tested and Validated Structures

All 6015B structures have been fully tested and validated at our state-of-the-art proving ground in Tucson, AZ (USA).

Fuel Efficiency Technologies

Proprietary Cat integrated engine control technologies keep the engine running at or near the rated speed to maintain an optimized balance of power and fuel efficiency. This technology prevents large drops in engine speed, followed by over speeds, often observed in older equipment. It provides the following benefits:

Estimates fuel requirements, based on engine speed and torque, and needed machine torque, based on hydraulic load (pumps and fan). This technology ensures faster and more consistent engine regulation by preventing lug, which, in turn, reduces fuel consumption.

Reduces hydraulic pump output to prevent engine lug, based on available engine torque, desired engine speed, actual engine speed, and estimated hydraulic load. This technology provides power to the machine functions that need it to move material quickly and efficiently.

Closed-Loop Swing System

Greater Efficiency Via Energy Recovery

Kinetic energy captured during the swing motion is fed back into the system during deceleration, providing more power to drive the main and auxiliary pumps. Energy is saved during deceleration, because braking occurs hydrostatically with pump displacement controls, as opposed to throttling flow through breaking valves as in open circuit swing systems.

Energy Savings During Acceleration

Energy is saved during swing via speed control, ensuring that only the minimum necessary oil flow is utilized at any given time, and providing smooth acceleration and deceleration for fast cycles.

Maximized hydraulic efficiency is delivered via our flow-on-demand system, designed with four pumps; three for implement and travel, and one for swing. Pressure and flow compensation deliver only as much flow as needed to reduce heat build-up and component wear.

Cat MineStar System

Helping you achieve your goals for enhanced mine site safety, improved efficiency, reduced operating costs, and greater profitability, the Cat MineStar System provides the most comprehensive suite of mining technology products in the industry. It consists of a number of configurable capability sets – Fleet, Terrain, Detect, Health, and Command – that allow you to scale the system to your mine site needs. Cat MineStar System helps you manage everything from material tracking to sophisticated real-time fleet management, machine health systems, autonomous equipment, and more.

The Cat 6015B is “MineStar ready,” capable of utilizing four of the Cat MineStar System capability sets; Health is a fully integrated option, while Fleet, Terrain for Loading, and Detect are retrofit options.

Terrain – Terrain enables high-precision management of drilling, dragline, grading and loading operations through the use of guidance technology. It increases machine productivity and provides you real-time feedback for improved efficiency.

Detect – Detect provides equipment operators with enhanced awareness for increased site safety, using a combination of radars, an in-cab display, and multiple cameras.

Please speak to your local dealer for more information on MineStar for the 6015B.

Emissions Technology

Tier 4 Final Engine Option for Operation in North America

The C27 ACERT engine on the 6015B hydraulic shovel meets Tier 4 Final emission standards and can be counted on to work productively and economically in heavy construction, quarry/aggregate, and mining applications. It delivers the power and torque needed for optimal performance and fast cycles.

The 6015B meets Tier 4 Final emission standards in the United States and Canada using:

Cat NOx Reduction System captures and cools a small quantity of exhaust gas, then routes it into the combustion chamber where it drives down combustion temperatures and reduces NOx emissions.

There are two engine arrangements available for the market outside of the U.S. and Canada; a China NR III certified offering that is Tier 2 equivalent, as well as an optimized fuel consumption offering that is Tier 1 equivalent.

Sustainability

Meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow is the goal for all Cat machinery. The commitment to helping you operate safely and sustainably is affirmed in the design of the 6015B hydraulic mining shovel.

The 6015B offers a number of sustainable benefits:

Emissions

The 6015B is available with a C27 ACERT engine that meets Tier 4 Final emission standards for reduced emissions for the North American market.

Isochronous governing used on the 6015B engine keeps the engine running at the ideal speed in all load applications. This means less fuel burned. Great for the environment, and the bottom line.

Automatic Engine Speed Control lowers engine RPM when the machine has not been working for a period of time, reducing engine noise and emissions, as well as preserving fuel.

Sounds Suppression

Reduced operator and spectator sound levels result in less impact on the communities where the 6015B operates.

The 6015B cab provides the operator with a quiet work environment.

Rebuilds

Decrease your energy use and material consumption with a machine design that facilitates rebuilding.

Service

Seamless Dealer Support

Parts Available When You Want Them

Receiving 6015B parts from your local Cat Dealer is streamlined through the optimized use of Cat components, integrated part numbers, and stocking of parts in local Caterpillar warehouses. Your 6015B will be supported 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by a worldwide network of parts distribution facilities, dealer service centers, and technical training facilities to keep it up and running at peak performance levels.

A Single Source for All Service and Maintenance Needs

With the use of Cat components throughout, you can rest assured that your local Cat Dealer is your most knowledgeable and trusted single source for your 6015B service and maintenance needs. Cat Dealer expert technicians have the unique knowledge, experience, training, and tooling necessary to fully support your 6015B hydraulic shovel, no matter the need or where your site is located.

Continued Support Throughout the Life of Your 6015B

Consistent with any piece of Cat equipment, the 6015B is designed and built to provide maximum productivity capability and operating economy throughout its working life. To help you meet these performance levels with your 6015B, Cat dealers offer a wide range of service plans that maximize uptime and return on your investment, including:

Preventative maintenance programs.

Diagnostic programs, such as scheduled oil sampling and technical analysis.

Rebuild and reman options.

Customer support agreements.

And although the 6015B is designed for easy operation, your Cat dealer can arrange training programs to help your operators improve productivity, increase uptime, reduce operating costs, and enhance safety.

No One Knows Your 6015B Hydraulic Shovel Better

The vast majority of Cat dealers across the globe have supported our line of hydraulic shovels for over a decade, so they are uniquely equipped to optimize the performance of your 6015B with their unmatched Cat hydraulic shovel expertise. This expertise includes a deep understanding of how the 6015B is best applied and utilized in all types of applications, so they can take your site-specific factors into account to help lower your operating and maintenance costs.

Standard grease reel gun allows remote lubrication of front bucket linkage from ground level once per shift. No sensitive automatic lubrication lines on rear of bucket or linkage that are prone to damage.

Fast Assembly and Efficient Transportability

Modular shipping enables quick, cost-effective hauling from site to site. – The superstructure can be transported as a single unit, with the engine ready to run. – Only requires assembly of the track roller frames, attachment (boom, stick and bucket), counterweight, and connection of the hydraulic hoses.